Katie: hey do you know what time the games are on saturday/sunday?
me: no, but i can find out
Katie: i tried looking on line but none of the places i saw listed times. just dates
me: good thing you know me 🙂
12:30 and 3p on saturday
Katie: seriously…you don’t know how many times a week i think that
me: 8a and 10:30a on sunday
Katie: coool thanks!!
me: no prob
Katie: got some plans i have to cancel again on saturday. oops!
me: 🙂 and that’s why you’re awesome. http://areyouwatchingthis.com/tv/stations/kgmb, if you forget

RUWT? is first and foremost a sports site, but the integration with TV listings is what makes it really special. Katieb IMed me this morning asking if I knew when the Elite 8 games were this weekend. I thought a quick jaunt over to Google would solve it, but no dice—everywhere listed dates but not times. And that’s when having TV listings nearby helps.

If you go to http://areyouwatchingthis.com/tv/stations, you’ll see a list of every station you get. Then just click on channel you’re wondering about and you’ll get a schedule for everything sports for the next two weeks. Bitchin’.

Oh yeah. And she lives in Hawaii. Don’t wake up at 8a to watch basketball on Sunday or you’ll be really disappointed.

For two straight years I’ve knocked myself out of the running before the first weekend was through. I made my share of boneheaded picks (why does the Pac-10 hate me?!?), but I made it through the weekend alive in my pool. Small victories kids. Small victories.

But you’re here because you want to see the standings in the RUWT? Pick-em’ Challenge! Here are the top 50 members after 4 days and 48 games of madness, with the top pickers winning RUWT? T-shirts. How’s your bracket looking?

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Member		Correct Picks
	bigsexy	39
	lpickrell	37
	senorpepr	37
	Militia	37
	Nuno	36
	alamowx	36
	DDrake	36
	anorexicivan	35
	BIGDAWG	35
	sparticis	35
	McTool	35
	flynnwt	34
	colguy	34
	jo36	34
	shopgirl	33
	kosukeson	33
	bouch	33
	SOLRAC	33
	jemurray	32
	bigbelly	32
	coolguy	32
	SuketoKetchi	32
	OICU812	31
	FRUITCAKE	30
	Heavymeddler	30
	razor	29
	FOOTBALL	29
	virgilm	28
	klong3	28
	Pizznerkins	27
	mark	27
	SUPERMAN	25
	mack788	24
	DaSaintFan	24
	Dodge298	23
	Pasta2000	22
	RubberSoul	21
	redsoxfan2133	19
	creede1	19
	19
	KNOWLEDGE	18
	420fire	18
	LionO	17
	marcman9	16
	MobiCat	15
	Stevie22	15
	Eltrutori3	14
	mrman226	14
	QUICKPICK	13
	nertho	13

Hey kids. I just got back from a vacation to Mexico and boy, did I miss you. It’s tough when you’re forced to just get RUWT? on a tiny phone screen, can’t get alerts cause T-Mobile wants to charge you $8 gajillion for each text, and ESPN Deportes is the only sports channel you get. It’s the longest I’ve been “away” from the site, but with March Madness starting and Opening Day just around the corner it’d be the best time to call a TO and sit on the bench for a bit.

We have a few days until the games start (other than the play-in), but here is a heads-up that there will definitely be a contest for March Madness. It won’t be a bracket, but like the NFL Challenge, you’ll have to pick the most games correctly with later games counting for more. Stay tuned.

I’m gonna go pass out.